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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic Editing, Lightroom, and Importing Pictures in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:27:00 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For the past year and a half I&#8217;ve been using Affinity for all the complicated editing. (And now it&#8217;s free to get.) I also use it for lay-out and design work (verse-pics, calendar etc.)<br />
You can even connect Affinity to Lightroom so you can easily open an image in affinity then save it back in lightroom.<br />
Here&#8217;s a link that tells about that:&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-18302"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/editing-lightroom-and-importing-pictures/#post-103544" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic FEATURED: 12 Calendar-Worthy Photographs in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:20:43 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve already made the 2027 calendar so these pictures are the first draft for the 2028 calendar.<br />
My two favorites are the flowers on the roadside and the sunrise.<br />
-Hannah</p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic Family Pictures Tips in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:06:24 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Smiles take first priority.<br />
Take lots of pictures, in a pinch you can photoshop eyes, or smiles.<br />
Do vertical, and horizon shots, you don&#8217;t know what the family may need them for.<br />
Do many different combinations of family members. Dad + Mom, Dad + Girls, Siblings, etc.<br />
Try to get some casual ones of the family interacting.<br />
Do test shots. What I&#8217;ll&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-18240"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/family-pictures-tips/#post-102856" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic FEATURED: Inspirational Verse Pics in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:56:47 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wanted to include the whole verse but still make it large enough to read. I don&#8217;t know if I accomplished that goal.<br />
-Hannah</p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic FEATURED: Sweet as Honey in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:58:32 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I used my 300mm lens so I could stay a safe distance!<br />
-Hannah</p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic FEATURED: Glowing Scenery in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 15:38:10 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;ve been blessed with rain and cool this week. But that doesn&#8217;t give &#8220;strong backlight and glowing sun&#8221;.<br />
This morning when the sun came out I decided to try to get a couple shots. These are of my sister&#8217;s bachelor buttons and then lacy phacelia in my pollinator mix.<br />
-Hannah</p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic FEATURED: Sharing the Gospel in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:51:59 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was able to get some photos this afternoon.<br />
-Hannah</p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic Storage Hard drive in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/storage-hard-drive/#post-100858</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:48:26 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>thank you <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/dotremain/" rel="nofollow ugc">@dotremain</a>. Those are some excellent things I&#8217;ll keep in mind; especially coming from someone who knows what it&#8217;s like to lose images. </p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic Storage Hard drive in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/storage-hard-drive/#post-100820</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:45:24 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ll have to look into cloud storage for an extra backup. Thank you for mentioning it.</p>
<p>That is good to know that corrupted files aren&#8217;t very common. </p>
<p>Thank you <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/nateb/" rel="nofollow ugc">@nateb</a> and <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/dfrazer/" rel="nofollow ugc">@dfrazer</a>.</p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:44:08 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For a couple months now my file/picture storage drives have been getting dangerously full. </p>
<p>My current system is having two 2T portable, external hard drives that I periodically mirror using SyncBack. For the most part this has work well for me. Recently I heard of &#8220;digital bit rot&#8221; and was wondering if there was a better system to protect&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-18099"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/storage-hard-drive/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic FEATURED: Storm Clouds Breaking in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-breaking/page/3/#post-100539</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:57:00 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I didn&#8217;t remember to get a storm cloud picture until it was almost two late. Soon after, dark rain clouds completely blocked the sun.<br />
We might have storm tonight or tomorrow. We&#8217;ll see.<br />
-Hannah</p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic BONUS: Recipe Book Cover (Deadline: March 6) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/bonus-recipe-book-cover-deadline-march-6/#post-100373</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:31:01 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Congratulations <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/parrisfamily/" rel="nofollow ugc">@parrisfamily</a>! That&#8217;s exciting to have your picture on the front cover of a book.<br />
I like how light and airy your photos are.<br />
-Hannah</p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic A Lens Question in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/a-lens-question/#post-100352</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:31:27 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I take portraits I like to zoom in to at lest 50mm and I&#8217;ll use 70mm if it can. At that mm people&#8217;s faces don&#8217;t get distorted and the background has some blur.<br />
Before I had my 24-70mm I used my 18-55mm for portraits just making sure I was zoomed in.</p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic A Lens Question in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/a-lens-question/#post-100350</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:45:17 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I use my Tamron 24-70mm 2.8 lens 80% of the time. I also have a 18-55mm and a 70-300mm lens. (They&#8217;re all the Nikon versions) I&#8217;ve found those three cover everything I need.<br />
Think about the pictures you take now. Are you always using 55mm and wishing you could zoom in more? Or do you like the wide-end of lens (18mm) the best?<br />
-Hannah</p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic BONUS: Recipe Book Cover (Deadline: March 6) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/bonus-recipe-book-cover-deadline-march-6/#post-100258</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:48:53 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m submitting the images I took a year ago for the cooking assignment. They only have one person baking but maybe you can use them Jemima.<br />
-Hannah</p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic FEATURED: Looking Up in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:45:13 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s some images I&#8217;ve taken this past month from a low perspective.<br />
-Hannah</p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic Loud, Buzzing and Vibrating laptop in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:08:49 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My new laptop fan has been installed for a couple weeks now. It seems to be working well. Sometimes it can be a little loud but it has more of a pattern. Such as when it&#8217;s booting up. When it does run, it runs smoothly without pulsing.<br />
Thank you for everyone&#8217;s advice!</p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic Loud, Buzzing and Vibrating laptop in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/loud-buzzing-and-vibrating-laptop/#post-99757</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:36:08 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve ordered a laptop fan and am looking forward to putting it in.</p>
<p>And I&#8217;ll keep those Windows files around for a bit. </p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic Loud, Buzzing and Vibrating laptop in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:50:19 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for looking the part number and part up for me! And that&#8217;s good to know to look out for &#8220;compatible&#8221; parts.<br />
When I had the laptop open I got a number for the fan. It was interesting how on most of the parts there was a QR code the gave you the exact, big number for that part. </p>
<p>I have a question about the windows update I did. Where you&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17981"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/loud-buzzing-and-vibrating-laptop/#post-99700" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic Camera or Lens? in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:51:38 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I bought my 24-70, 2.8 lens used at Keh.com and have been very pleased. </p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic Loud, Buzzing and Vibrating laptop in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:01:42 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well I&#8217;ve made a start.<br />
I opened the laptop and wiped/blow out the fan. There really wasn&#8217;t much dust. But it gave me confidence to see about replacing it myself. <strong>Do you know of a good place to buy a replacement fan?</strong> Do I find a reputable seller on eBay and get it there or does anyone know of other sources for computer parts.</p>
<p>Also I ran the Dell&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17974"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/loud-buzzing-and-vibrating-laptop/#post-99689" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic Loud, Buzzing and Vibrating laptop in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 21:39:05 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Okay, so I think my next plan is to try recleaning the fan. (The video you linked was the same one I followed a year ago.  So I should be able to do it again. Thanks for looking it up!)<br />
Then I&#8217;ll try and update to Win 11. </p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic Loud, Buzzing and Vibrating laptop in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:42:16 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Peter, I&#8217;ve wondered about Windows 11. I haven&#8217;t wanted to update to 11 because I don&#8217;t like the layout of things. But it would be nice if updating would help my laptop. Thanks for your suggestion!</p>
<blockquote><p>  You may need to take it to a computer repair shop and ask for a diagnosis.  </p></blockquote>
<p>🙁 But I guess a repair cost would be cheaper then a new computer.&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17963"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/loud-buzzing-and-vibrating-laptop/#post-99636" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured started the topic Loud, Buzzing and Vibrating laptop in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:35:33 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My laptop has been making some louder then normal sounds of buzzing and vibrating. It appears to be coming from the fan. Has anyone else had the problem of a noisy laptop fan? Was there anything you did that helped it?</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve tried several things that I saw recommended online. Below, I&#8217;ve tried to summarize how it&#8217;s happened and things I&#8217;ve done to&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17959"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/loud-buzzing-and-vibrating-laptop/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic FEATURED: Family Devotions in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:43:20 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For this assignment, I tried to arrange a still life of a small group having a Bible study.</p>
<p>Recently while working on a personal project with my sister, we realized how helpful it is to have verity in a photoshoot. You may need different orientations, or several images that go together.  So while I was doing this shoot I had that in mind.<br />
-Hannah</p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic Connecting apps to Lightroom in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:22:49 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks! I&#8217;ll keep using TIFF and sRGB. </p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic Connecting apps to Lightroom in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:11:41 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I got it to work with both versions! Thank you for your help!</p>
<p>What would be your general recommendations for file format (Tiff vs psd) and color space? </p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic Connecting apps to Lightroom in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:36:00 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Okey. I&#8217;m working with two different computers (one with V2 and one with V3). What installer should I use for each version (see screenshots)? Both computers are windows and I believe intel.</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 01:29:25 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m use Affinity v2. I was able to follow the instruction to create a desktop shortcut. But apparently it&#8217;s not a exe file.<br />
The Affinity shortcut only shows up when I have it show &#8220;all files&#8221;. Then when I select it in Lightroom it says &#8220;Catastrophic failure&#8221;.</p>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:46:21 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I use Lightroom for my photo organizing and most of my editing. For further editing and designing I use the Affinity apps.<br />
I&#8217;d like to set it up where I can pick a photo and &#8220;edit in&#8221; Affinity.<br />
When I&#8217;ve tried to &#8220;choose&#8221; the app I can&#8217;t find the .exe file (the one with the app&#8217;s icon?). I&#8217;ve found the Affinity folder but in them I got the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17934"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/connecting-apps-to-lightroom/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic FEATURED: The Gift of Photography in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:45:00 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/jamesstaddon/" rel="nofollow ugc">@jamesstaddon</a> no, we didn&#8217;t record the music. It&#8217;s some godly and excellently done music that my sister has found.</p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic FEATURED: The Gift of Photography in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:33:58 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My sister and I designed these two-sided cards together. It&#8217;s been a blessing for our family to give them out in our Christmas cards and to those we meet.<br />
-Hannah</p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic White clothing in portraits in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:40:36 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks! There are so many things to learn about light and applying it in pictures!</p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic FEATURED: Fashioning the Future in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:38:26 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is the concept I thought of.</p>
<p>The father is working on trailer tires; the son wanting to be like dad, ask him to fix his bike tire.</p>
<p>-Hannah</p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic White clothing in portraits in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:29:30 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/lenspirationlydia/" rel="nofollow ugc">@lenspirationLydia</a> for your perspective!<br />
Yes, I have been noticing that the angle of light is lower this time of year. And also how the sun is setting much early makes the &#8220;midday light&#8221; not last as long.</p>
<p>Light bleeding is something I haven&#8217;t paid attention to before, but now I see how much of a difference it can make. </p>
<p>When you&#8217;re&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17883"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/white-clothing-in-portraits/#post-98843" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic White clothing in portraits in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:26:27 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/jamesstaddon/" rel="nofollow ugc">@Jamesstaddon</a>! I guess I&#8217;ve had the idea that I can only make backlighting look good. I can see what you mean about the sky being bluer and colors richer.<br />
I&#8217;ll keep experimenting and practicing! </p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:10:05 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have a family portrait scheduled and they&#8217;ve given me a heads-up of what their wearing. The men are planning to all wear white shirts and the girls dark red.<br />
I&#8217;m a little nerves about all the white and having blown-out highlights. (It&#8217;s going to be close in the middle of the day, compounding the problem).</p>
<p>What I&#8217;ve done in the past for&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17872"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/white-clothing-in-portraits/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic FEATURED: Happy Homeschoolers in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 21:52:35 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here are some music themed pictures. I tried to illustrate two concepts: teaching a violin lesson, then practicing a duet. I took the photos inside to try to show homeschooling. </p>
<p>In post-processing, I was having trouble with the white-balance. I set the camera on day-light because of the light coming in from the window and the over-head light was&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17854"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-homeschoolers/#post-98529" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic FEATURED: Your 12 Best Photos in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 20:44:56 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you @jamesstadon!<br />
That&#8217;s interesting to me that the vegetable basket is one of your favorites. I was wondering if it had enough details/unique enough for a main calendar picture.<br />
-Hannah</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:15:55 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I used this assignment to do multiple organizing on last year&#8217;s pictures. One thing was marking the ones that would work well for stock. </p>
<p>I think my two favorites are the purple larkspur for April and the blue chicory for September.</p>
<p>Going through my pictures showed me in what seasons I&#8217;m lacking in pictures and where I need to work on getting&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17807"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-best-photos/#post-97934" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic New Camera in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 22:46:45 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I bought my Nikon camera refurbished from Adorama. Then I bought my Tamron 24-70/2.8 from KEH. I haven&#8217;t have any trouble with either of them.<br />
<a href="https://www.adorama.com/Used" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.adorama.com/Used</a><br />
<a href="https://www.keh.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.keh.com/</a><br />
Both of the sites have levels of conditions. When I bought mine I chose to go with a higher level.</p>
<p>As for camera recommendations:<br />
My First DSLR was a new&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17789"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/new-camera-2/#post-97675" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic Why should we celebrate today? in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:28:12 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happy Birthday Lydia!<br />
I enjoy looking at your pictures. Your style is one I try to emulate.<br />
-Hannah</p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic FEATURED: Prayer at Bible Time in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 21:12:17 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Then I did a second shoot by the edge of the woods. There was morning, back-light as well as secondary light reflecting off the sky (because I was right on the edge of the trees and not under them). </p>
<p>Are the tree trunks distracting? Do they make it to difficult to add text?<br />
-Hannah</p>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 21:04:45 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had a time slot late afternoon for pictures. The light wasn&#8217;t ideal, but half-way through the sun went behind a cloud and softened the light. </p>
<p>I tried to have a summer feel with the cacti.<br />
-Hannah</p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic FEATURED: Scenic Spots in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 21:30:21 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I submitted two locations. These are my favorite pictures for them. (I submitted more for the guide).</p>
<p>Glade Top Trail is known for it&#8217;s fall colors But I really like it in early summer when the wild flowers are blooming. </p>
<p>The Road Side Park isn&#8217;t really a landscape location but it works very well for portraits. Because of that, I only had&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17703"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-scenic-spots/#post-96662" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic FEATURED: Filling Your Niche in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 16:35:31 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My sister graciously modeled for me. At the end, we did a quick portrait shoot. </p>
<p>The lighting used:<br />
The young lady studying her music; the main light is from a flash on an umbrella shining through the window in front of her. Secondary light is from the skylight she&#8217;s under.<br />
Playing violin outside; dappled, backlit shade.<br />
-Hannah</p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic Inspiration? in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 23:28:34 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know how it can be discouraging to see all the pictures of grand landscapes and epic locations, and think that you&#8217;re pictures don&#8217;t look like those.<br />
I&#8217;d encourage you to try find beauty in your own backyard! Become familiar with how the light plays on different &#8220;macro sceneries&#8221;. Go out in the early morning or evening- golden light can really&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17634"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/inspiration-2/#post-95972" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic FEATURED: All Five &#034;Feathers&#034; in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 21:10:25 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s my second batch.<br />
Blue Jay<br />
Eastern Blue Bird<br />
Tukey Vultures<br />
Domestic hen turkey</p>
<p>-Hannah</p>
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				<title>Blessings Captured replied to the topic FEATURED: All Five &#034;Feathers&#034; in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 16:35:48 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/darien-radcliffe/" rel="nofollow ugc">@darien-radcliffe</a>, Your second picture does look like a mocking bird. (We have one nesting in our yard).</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t know what your last picture is of the bird on the barb-wire; but I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s a juvenile eastern bluebird. It doesn&#8217;t look like the one&#8217;s we have around our place. I&#8217;m attaching a picture I got last year of one.</p>
<p>-Hannah</p>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 14:24:37 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is my first batch of Bird pictures!<br />
A little story behind them.<br />
Owl: Last fall this owl was hanging out in our backyard. One night my brother spotted it and called us out. I was able to get this picture as he shined his flashlight on the owl. I had him hold the light off to the side to give the bird side-light.</p>
<p>Blue Jay: I was down in our&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17583"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-birds/page/3/#post-95725" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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